Senior Information Technology Project Manager

*This is a 12-month hybrid role with the possibility of extension. Candidates must be able to work onsite 1–2 days per week in Adelphi, MD. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. We are not partnering with third-party agencies for this role.

The Senior Project Manager will play a key role in leading and delivering IT initiatives within the Agile Project Management Office (APMO), supporting the higher education sector. This role manages complex projects using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies to drive innovation and operational excellence across academic and administrative functions. This position will lead a workstream for the organization’s Enterprise Data & AI Platform implementation.

We are specifically seeking candidates with experience managing Enterprise Data Lakehouse and Business Intelligence implementations.

Key Responsibilities

Agile Project Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of IT projects using Agile and Waterfall frameworks (Scrum, SAFe).
• Partner with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and success metrics.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and impediments.
• Define and track KPIs to measure project and team performance.
• Provide regular status updates and insights to senior leadership.

Team Collaboration

• Serve as a servant leader for cross-functional Agile teams.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, ownership, and transparency.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary liaison between the Agile PMO, business units, and stakeholders.
• Maintain clear, consistent communication on project progress, risks, and outcomes.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of project/program management experience, including large cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience supporting modernization, digital transformation, or student lifecycle/ed-tech projects.
• 2+ years of recent experience managing Enterprise Data Lakehouse and/or Business Intelligence implementations (Databricks and Tableau Cloud preferred).
• Strong experience with Agile and traditional project management methodologies.
• Proven vendor, budget, and risk management experience.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps, MS Project, SharePoint, or similar tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• PMP or similar project management certification.

Desired Project Experience

• Enterprise Lakehouse Implementations: Databricks-powered Lakehouse implementations supporting scalable, trusted data products.
• Legacy Data Warehouse Cutover & Decommissioning: Parallel runs, reconciliation, and phased sunset strategies.
• ERP Data Ingestion & Modeling: Experience with PeopleSoft, Salesforce, Workday, and/or Oracle.
• External Data Delivery: Secure data delivery to external vendors and partners with SLAs.
• Data & AI Governance: Implementation of fine-grained, policy-driven data access controls